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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29
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.'nUE pRnHFSS OF LAW -

The petition for writ of error in the Chi
cago Anarchist case rests mainly on that
clause of the fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution which provides that mo State
shall deprive any person of life, liberty or
property without due process of law" This
raises the question as to what educ process of
law" means Counsel for the Anarchists
argued that it means, first, trial by jury, and
second. by an impartial jury, and hence that
the Illinois law providing that person who
had formed or expressed an opinion in regard
to the merits of a case, might sit on a jury,
was unconstitutional. This part of their
case, which is about all there is of it, turns on
the meaning of the phrase, "due process of
law" The natural and common sense mean
ing is q compliance with the forms of law
that is, no person shall be deprived of life,
liberty or property by arbitrary methods, by
force and violence, by confscation, or in any
way except that prescribed by law. This
means trial in open court according to the
law of the State where the trial occurs. The
language of the amendment shows that the
power WHICH ~ was OcSlSnoO 10 regulate
belongs to the several States. It says "no
State shall deprive any person." etc. By i'm
plication this means that each State may
prescribe its own method of jury trial, and
when once prescribed, all trials in that State
must conform to it; that is, must be by due
process of law The laws of different States
differ in regard to jury trials-as to the man.
ner of drawing juries, the qualifications of
Jurors, etc, and trial in one State accord
ing to the laws of another would not be valid
Due process of law. as Attorney general Hunt
said, lis the law of the land" 1t is prepos-
ferrous to say that each State may not pre-
scribe its own qualifications for jurors. Once
prescribed, that becomes the law of the State
and trials must be in conformity herewith
The States of New York, Michigan and
Illinois have enacted that person is
not disqualified to sit as juror because he may
have formed or expressed an opinion on the
case, provided he declares under oath that he
is open to conviction and can give fair and
truthful verdict. This is an attempt to make
Jury trial conform to the modern conditions
of society. When the institution of jury
trial was established there were no newspa-
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A Pastor Chosen by Lot.

READING. Pa. Oct 28--The Menonites Of
near Bowmansvlle. Lancaster county. yester-
day selected minister to succeed the late Rev.
Christian Stauffe7. Recently nine members OF
the congregation were chosen by ballot to enter
the ministerial draft, and these occupied tho
front row of seats A committee retired to q
Classroom with nine new HYMN books Into one
of these a Slip bearing the words: "Who re-
ceives this shall be the to serve minister"
was placed. The books were then brought be-
fore the congregation and each Of the nine men
selected one of them. The books were opened
by the bishop and In the one chosen by Horny
g. Good the bit of paper vas found. He was
hailed as the new minister, and his wife. sitting
in her pew, burst into tears of JOY. Mr.. Good
is a farmer forfF-t years of age.
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Threats Against Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Oct 28.-The menacng
tone of a section of the press Of California re-
gardpg the of Leo Baldwin, who was MUIR
dered by bandits in the State Of Durang go some
months ago attracts the attention of the nows-
papers here. and the sentiment of Mexican
journals is that it is unjust to make the ono
against the Mexican government, as Baldwin
was engaged in trade at a point notorously UNI
safe by reason of it's being the haunt of brigands
who had murdered many foreigners. and were
the terror of MexicaDs we'll. The hand that
killed Bald win were professional robbers. and
have SO far managed to elude the authorities.
Las Notcias says that the press of California
has taken occasion TO let itself open a torrent OF
abuse against Mexico. and rdcules the threats
of sending 4. 900 California militia into Mexico
to punish this nations 'cannibalsn The gov
eminent here desires the determination of this
band of robbers earnestly as can foreign
ers resident in Durango. It is one of the very
few surviving bands Of criminals in the coun-
try, and has given the troops much hard work
in following it up.
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pers. and comparatively few men could read.
Now everybody reads, and almost everybody
forms and expresses opinion on current
events. A jury composed of men who had
not would, as a rule, embrace only the most
ignorant and unqualified persons in COM
munity9 Can it be possible that the Supreme
Court will give such construction to law as
to place premium on ignorances We think
not. The States of New York, Michigan and
Illinois have made their Lave in regard to jury
trial conform to the changed condition of af-
fairs, the result evidently being to secure a
better and more intelligent class of jurors
We cannot for moment believe that the Su-
preme Court will hold this law repugnant to
the Constitution or that trial in conformity
Herewith is not due process of law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29
A Crowd of R,osous Laborer..

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. 2S.-The steamer City
OF ST. Louis arrived mere last evening. having
on board 500 white laborers, gathered in the
Northwest by the agent of the Louisiana Levee
Board, Capt Brown. They were tough lot
and as their passage to New Orleans had cost
the State of Louisiana moro than $500. the
detail of police to prevent their coming ashore
when the boat landed. he had already lost
more than a hundred by desertion at points up
the river As soon as the boat landed a rush
was made for the shore but the officers kept
them back and they began jumping the
wheels of the steamers lying near and utilizing
skiffs as q mode of escape. Altoe ether about
fifty got away here during the three hours the
boat was lying at the wharf. despite the extra
precautions that had heen taken. The captain
Of the boat said that he had had q great deal Of
trouble with them on their trip down, and that
they fred their pistols at every negro they saw
along the banks They were finally gotten away
without serious trouble, hut it is doubtful if
there will be 200 aboard when the boat reaches
its destination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

AT the meeting of the trustees of the In
stitution for the Feeble minded, held yester-
day in Richmond, Mr. John G. Blake of this
city. now secretary of the Board of Trade,
was elected superintendent for a period Of
three years. Mr.. Blake was present and
accepted the trust, and will assume charge as
soon as he can make the necessary arrange
ment of his business affairs. This is one of
the appointments to great public trust that
commends itself. lie the whole State had
been carefully searched better qualified man
in every way could not have been found Mr..
Blake has natural genius for benevolent
work, and the poor children to come under
his care will find that they have fallen into
the hands of one who will have intelligent
sympathy with them. The State is to be
congratulated on the selection. There will
be no scandals to darken the history of the
home, but it will be managed with prudent
and charita BILE regard for the inmates, and for
the public which provides for them. What a
contrast between this action Of the trustees
of this institution and that of the trustees of
the Hospital for the Insane, who put in charge
there an entirely incompetent and unfit per-
son, merely to further the interests of un-
scrupulous political gang"
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Telephone Calls.
Zee. 23S Editorial Roc
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL.

The Sunday Journal for tomorrow, the Both.
will contain
'.Alcia's Diary" new story by Mr.. Thomas
Hardy, the well-known English writer, author of
'Two on q Tower" Far from the Madding
Crowd" and other popular stories. Il will be
complete in two numbers, and is published in
the Journal by special arrangement.
t'The Young Preachers of New York. special
article by Lawrence S. Mott giving . sketch of
N number Of the most prominent ministers of
New York city.
1.-THE Story Of Two Men," by Gail Hamilton.
illustrating the difference in the way two men of
equal start got on in the world; story that tho
discontinued conld read with profit It is one
OF Gail Hamilton's social studes
The Bacon-S Shakespeare cipher, q new study Of
the famous Stratford epitaph, in the light Of
Lord Bacon's rules az to ciphers, by Mr. Charles
r. Jacobs.
There will pc a number OF other special arti-
cles OF interest, among them g. letter from BENZ
g. Parker. several local features, and all the
news OF the day.
The issue will be fully up to the standard of
the best Sunday newspapers of the country.
The Sunday Journal ranks with the highest class
publications. and it's circulation is so much larger
than any other Sunday newspaper in Indiana
that il 10 without rival in any regard.
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COMMENT AND OPINION.

THE dead voters in Baltimore have not quit
their pernicious activity.-St Louis Post-Dis-
patch
IT is plain that what old JEFF represents is
dearer to the Southern heart than what Mr..
Cleveland represents.-Chicago Mall
GROVER CLEvELANDs Southern tour has
taught him thing, and that is that he is al
most as big man as Jefferson Davls.-Mlnne-
apolis Tribune.
THE real sentiment of the South broke loose
at Macon yesterday. Il is wonder the crowd
did not wind up the demonstration by killing q
few 'niggers Chicago Journal
ST. JOHN is talking third partyn on the Pa
cifc coast. The Democrats think they will be
able to make some electoral votes out there next
year If the St. Johns do their duty.-Detrois
Tribune
ment there is something strange about the fact
that neither Webster nor Worcester defines
trust" as conspiracy. "-Philadelphi North
American.
THE Democratic party has represented munic-
ipal misrule and the Liquor League in every
city election this fall. Il was defeated on this
issue in Indianapolis. and il will be in Philadel-
phia. -Philadelphia Press.
THE fact that a fresh outbreak of cholera is
discovered every day in New York does not seem
to cause as much anxiety as an advance of Ave
cents ton in the price of coal gives rise to.
Nebraska State Journal.
REVERENCE for woman is one of the best. as
it Is also the Distinguishing. results of our
century of civilization on this continent. The
American cowboy can give lessons on this sub
Ject to the European nobleman.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
ACCORDING to the Postmaster-ceneraTsf forth
coming report, the Postoffce Department. will
be self-sussaining four years hence, in spite of
the low rates of postage now prevailing No
better evidence could be furnished of the growth
and substantial prosperity Of the country.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle.
THE working of booms in the boundless and
bounding West has grown to be an art and the
rivalr,es aud jealousies in that sort would FL!
book. and big one. There may be truth in
the Minnesota gold story, but sailing" by am
bilious land spectators is perhaps nearer the
act-Philadelphia Telegraph.
THERE seems to be something sacred about
the gin mill business. Other kinds of business
may be regulated by law. The country NAV be
all torn up over the regulations of railroad traf
fic. The man who lays his finger. save in the.
way of kindness, on the rum traffic is fanatic,
q crank, howler-Newark Advertiser.
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Killed by an Explosion of Chem,c.,s.

CLEVELAND. O.. Oct ga fatal explosion
occurred this afternoon at I. n. Topff's
riage mandatory by which two were
killed and several others badly injured. Chemi-
calls were being mixed in the japanning room
for the preparation OF the paint used when q
huge boiler filed with the compound suddenly
blew mp with terrible force. Several were
engaged in the room and its vicinity, and wild
stampede Immediately made for the outer
doors. The japanninc room was soon in flames.
A squad of work. men had been gathered together
in the meantime. and q search made in the
fast-burnne for the injured and dead.
Alfred Steinhrook. one of the japannera was
found horribly burned and mangled to death.
and Bohen1 IAN laborer was discovered near the
door. dead Five other mer badly injured. and
another slightly burned about the face. were
lso found. The name of the Bohemian killed
is John P. Buehmer. The badly injured are
Frank Unger and Charles Sooma; slightly in.
jured, John Rehor and Philip Bruchler.
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This is new departure of Democracy-that
only limited number of people must vote for
a man. 1t used to be thought the more votes
q candidate could get the better. The new
theory seems to be "the fewer men you have
in this" voting the better. However. the ex-
PLANTATION of the Stars excitement is obvious.
AS the organ of the machine Democracy. it
fears that if the Republicans help elect Mr..
MARITIME he will not be a plant tool of the
ring and that is what they want in crimi-
nal judge. But really we do not see how
Republicans can be prevented from voting for
MARITIME if they wish to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

THE State of Indiana has filed suit in the
Supreme Court of the United States against
the State of Kentucky for the possession Of
Green-river island. The island lies in the
Ohio river, near the mouth of Green river,
and the question of title has been mooted
one between the two States for long time.
by low water mark, ETC., and does not involve
any thrilling aspects. The Governor and
Attorney general of Kentucky have been
served with process and the suit has been
set for hearing on the first Monday in Jan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29
Teemer Defeats Gaudaur.

LAKE MARANACooK, Me-, Oct. 2S-The
weather this morning was ali that could be de-
sired. aud the water good but the predictions OF
O close and fast were not borne out by the
result. The men were ordered the line at
the appointed time. ana when referee Ormond
gave the word .'go." they sped away ia good
shape. Teemer had made - his mind to- out
The race for the first mile was all that the spec-
tators could wish. but the McKeesport sculler
soon showed his superiority mis- rival and
drew away from him. Gaudaur tugged manful-
~ At his eculs. and with his great strength
skillfully brought into play. spurted aeaia and
again, and did everything that he could to get
even terms with Teemer. but to purpose.
The champion of America saw him every thing
ard went little better. and the
handiy in twenty minutes, twentv-echt and
fve-eighths seconds. Gaudaur was half annie
behind and padded home leisurely. .s
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:
THE GHOEN CASE.

The case of Jap Choen which figured in
the correspondence between Governor Gray
and the sheriff of Carroll county, was typi-
cal one. and serves to points moral. Choen
stands for large class of criminals, and his
pardon furnishes conspicuous illustration of
the abuse of the pardoning power. The term
abuse does not imply wrong motives; the mis-
use of great discretionary power is an abuse.
Choen was notorious rascal. He had been
convicted and sentenced by due process Of
law, and was paying the just penalty of his
crimes when petition was started for his
pardon. This was engineered, as usual, by
his lawyers, who were paid for it as for "pro-
fessional services" The petition was signed
by some persons who knew nothing about the
case and by others who cared nothing, as pc
titions generally are A personal pressure
was brought to bear on the Governor and he
haunts and crimes, and in less than six
months was again in the penitentiary. His
pardon cost the people large sum of money,
and was shock to their sense of justice.
palliation of the pardon. The contemporary his
tory OF the case shows that he was warned very
strongly by those familiar with the facts of the
case that the pardon of Choen would be great
mistake and great wrong Events soon
proved that it was. The ex- convict resumed
his course of crime, and the work of enforc-
ing the law and protecting society against him
had to be done over again. Who can say
how much the memory of that pardon had to
do with the lynching of Amer Green9 If the
people had felt sure Green would get his
deserts under the law they might have been
content to let the law take its course They
knew he deserved punishment, but they
feared he would not receive it by legal meth
DDS. They lacked confidence in the enforce
ment of the law. Perhaps they remembered
the case of Choen. 1t is but one of many
ways in which justice is handicapped nova
DAYS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

The New York Star, organ of the regular
Democracy, calls on Mr.. MARITIME to 'Stop,
make your choice, MARITIME, and exclaims
that ''true Democrats are staggered" The
occasion Of this frantic excitement is the NOM
nation Of Mr. MARITIME for judge by the Re-
publicans, after he had been nominated by
the Democrats. The Star constructs this as
an imputation on. his Democracy, and de-
rnands that he make his choice between the
nominations, and decline one or the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

The Western Union Telegraph Company
announces that and after Nov. it will
make go cents for ten words and cents for
each additional word the maximum rate be-
tween all points east of the Mississippi river
and the principal cities on the west bank, of
that stream. This reduction will affect bust
ness between this city and points in Florida,
North Carolina, South Carolina, New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia, the present rate being
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29
Clash Between Stat. and National Au.hor,,

CI0sn beGWe0n STATE ana NaClOn8l Authority
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 28.-United States Dis
trict Attorney Carey has received a telegram
from the sheriff of Mendocino county. inform
ing him that he was gathering posse to capture
Captain Shaw. whom General Howard had sent
in command of United States troops to eject
sheep herders and others from the Round Valley
1Rdian reservation. in this State. TIE telegram
also states that the State court had issued writ
of injunction ordering Captain Shaw to Gesist
from removing the tr~spassers. District At
torney Carey advised General Howard to order
Captain Shaw TO surrender to the sheriff. which
General Howard declined to do without order
from the President or the Secretary of War.
Thereupon Carey sent a dispatch to the Attorney
general at Washington, in which he states that
if the sheriff persists and General Howard con-
tinues refuse, it will probably result in blood
Snad
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Suspended for stealing a FIa.-Iron.

CINcINNATI, o., Oct. 28-A church commit
tee at Xenia. O., appointed by the Cincinnati
Conference NJ. E. Church to investigate charges
against the Rev. FL. NJ. Keck. stationed at
Cedarville, O., to-day found the minister guilty
and recommended his suspension from the min
istrv. The charge against him was the larceny
of n fat-iron from the store of Joshua Wolf, in
Xenia. It shown at the trial in the Mayors
court that he put the iron in bucket and hid it
in his buggy, where it was found by who
suspected him. Mr. Keck said in explanation
that he had taken morphine that day. and did
not know what he was doing.
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was that Of young man of twenty-one or TWEEN
ty-two. five feet eight inches in height, slight
mustacbe, light brown beard dark trousers,
soft felt hat, laced shoes and rubber coat
Under his hat was a bullet hole. In thu pockers
were found ticket for a reception and restarb
rant check. The former was for an entertain.
ment to be given tonight by Beaver Valley Az.
sembly of Glass packers No 10699. at Working.
mems Hail. Chester, Pa. The check was for 40
cents. at "AbeFs restaurant" The murder il
supposed to have occurred in New York. The
carriage was shipped from New Haven Conn.
b. Lazarus. of Rochester. Pa. telsgraphs to-.
night that the body was that Of Barney Haran.
of West Bridcewater Pa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

The highest possible medical skill and
training is necessary in the proper treatment
of the insane, yet DR.. Fletcher, man who
had given years both at home and abroad to
the study of mental disease, was removed
from the charge of the Indiana Insane Hos
pital to make way for a country doctor who
has never completed course at a medical
college, and is without diploma. What do
the people of Indiana think of that?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

STATES ATTORNEY GRINNELL fatty de-
MES the rumors of feverish excitement in
Chicago as the time approaches for the An
archist executions. There is no occasion for
any excitement, much less for apprehension.
The law should be enforced with frmness
and dignity. If the enemies of law and
order attempt to make any trouble, the law
abiding people of Chicago will know how to
Zeal with them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

THE report that the name of William Dean
Howells heads the only petition for commuta-
ton Of the Anarchists sentence which has
yet reached Governor Oglesby, seems to call
for some explanation from the author of
'April Hopes" 1t certainly cannot be that
Mr.. Howells wants anything vigorous and
villainous as an unhung Anarchist to figure in
sne of his sweet and mild-pannered novels
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A Shocking Discovery.

CHICAGO, Oct 28.-In q carriage shipped from
New York to the Studebaker Brothers. at the
Pennsylvania depot. at Adams street. was found.
this afternoon, the body of murdered man.
". H. Crane was experimenting the unloading
of gondola car. upon which was a carriage con-
signed to the Studebaker wagon factory. Mr..
Crane, in looking through the window of tha
hcle. was Mortified to see. lying face DOWN. ard
across the seat. the body OF . man. 1t
found. upon opening the door. that the corpse
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THE Philadelphia Record, in endeavoring
to apologize for the enthusiastic acclama-
tom with which jeff Davis was received at
Macon, says: This is the froth of sentiment
on top of the wave of Southern feeling.
Beneath it is calm and settled regard for
the restored Union and old-time amity Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-29

ATTORNEY GENERAL HUNT, of Illinois,
seems to have surprised Mr.. J. Randolph
Tucker. Mr.. Tucker had apparently labored
under the impression that he was to have
walk.away before the Supreme Court, SO far
Ms the attorneys for the commonwealth were
~1-~o~raJ
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PRESIDENT CLEvELAND'S contribution to
the New York Democratic campaign fund is
81, 900. That is to say, the people of the
United States, irrespective of party, pay him
900 year as President, and he gives
81, 900 to help keep himself and his party in
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North and South" This may be true; but it
also true that wave of feeling and s.froth"
which exalts the arbitrator Davis above
Abraham Lincoln and holds Lee superior to
Washington, jars upon the sepsibilities of
Northerners- Northerners would say SO, were
it not shaking the bloody shirt. to let their
"wave of feeling" flow.